St Peter's Church, Boughton Monchelsea

St Peter's Church is a parish church in Boughton Monchelsea, Kent.^[4][3] It is a Grade II* listed building.^[1]

St Peter's Church, Boughton Monchelsea
Location within Kent
51.22079°N 0.53490°E / 51.22079; 0.53490
Location	Boughton Monchelsea, Kent
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	stpeters-church.org.uk
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	25 March 1987[1]
Completed	1100[2]
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Canterbury
Archdeaconry	Maidstone
Deanery	North Downs
Parish	Boughton Monchelsea[3]

Building

The church is mostly built of ragstone.^[1]

The Grade II* listed lychgate

The lychgate in the churchyard dates from 1470,^[5] and is Grade II* listed independently of the church.^[6]

History

St Peter's Church was damaged by fire in 1832.^[7]

See also

• Boughton Monchelsea

References

1. "CHURCH OF ST PETER, Boughton Monchelsea - 1060754 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
2. How to Study an Old Church, A.Needham, pub Batsford. Page 8.
3. "St Peter". www.achurchnearyou.com.
4. "Home". St Peter's Church.
5. "Geograph:: St Peter's Lychgate Boughton Monchelsea © Jo and Steve Turner". www.geograph.org.uk.
6. "LYCHGATE, Boughton Monchelsea - 1068606 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
7. "St Peter's Church, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent". www.kentchurches.info.